Dec28
Ralph Grizzle
One of the great advantages of cruise ships is that experts frequently travel with you to help explain what you are seeing and visiting. When cruising in culturally significant places like Europe or in natural wonderlands like Alaska, the cruise lines will schedule sessions with experts who can add meaning and understanding to the visit. Continue Reading »
Crystal Cruises, Cunard Line, European Cruises, Holland America Line, Panama Canal, Princess Cruises, Regent Seven Seas, Seabourn Cruise Line, Silversea Cruises
Aug06
Ralph Grizzle
A world cruise. At first, the idea seems viscerally decadent, conjuring images of bejeweled formal nights, exceedingly long sessions of bridge, day following day at sea, one gourmet meal blurring lazily into the other — and not to mention, super expensive for a luxurious journey of up to four months.
But as with so much about cruising, the image of world cruising is far removed from the reality.
For starters, world cruises are becoming much more affordable. For example: Book an inside cabin on Holland America Line’s 2009 world cruise for $24,508. Think of it: a full world cruise that circumnavigates the globe, visiting 39 ports on five continents, for less than $200 per day. You’d pay more than that for a stay at a resort — that doesn’t move.
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Crystal Cruises, Cunard Line, Holland America Line, Long Cruises, Luxury Cruises, Regent Seven Seas, Silversea Cruises, World Cruises
Mar26
Ralph Grizzle
To truly get the feeling of what it is like to be aboard Cunard Line’s new Queen Victoria, it helps if you think of hats. Hats crowned nearly every woman’s head during Queen Victoria’s naming ceremony in Southampton, England this past December. Continue Reading »
Cunard Line
